Blockchain Technology News

Vitalik Buterin, the ethereum co-founder and its most prominent developer, has publicly stated he is becoming a bit pessimistic about scaling through second layer networks like the Lightning Network (LN) or the still in development eth version called Plasma.

“Electronic voting is a very sensitive issue requiring trust that the blockchain can provide,” says Roman Aleshkin, the head of the blockchain project Polys from Kaspersky Lab accelerator Kaspersky Lab, in his interview for LetKnow.News.

Amaten, the largest gift card exchange platform in Japan with $110 MM annual revenue has officially announced its plans to expand the current operation using blockchain.

Why do we need online voting on the blockchain, how to assure the secrecy of balloting during the e-elections and what risks exist when using such online systems in e-democracy? Roman Aleshkin, the head of the Polys blockchain project from Kaspersky Lab’s accelerator, answered those questions in an exclusive interview for LetKnow.News.

“Electronic voting is a very sensitive issue requiring trust that the blockchain can provide,” says Roman Aleshkin, the head of the blockchain project Polys from Kaspersky Lab accelerator Kaspersky Lab, in his interview for LetKnow.News.

Spanish megabank Santander Group is expanding its use of Ripple’s technology.

A United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) advisory committee is planning to launch a live test of its blockchain-based intellectual property rights proof of concept.

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has released its full 2019 financial report, offering some insight into its upcoming distributed ledger-based settlement system.

A blockchain-based system that will be used to allow Moscow residents to vote in municipal elections this autumn is very easy to hack, according to a research note from a French cryptography expert.

Chinese online retail giant Alibaba has applied for a United States patent entitled “Domain Name Management Scheme for Cross-Chain Interactions in Blockchain Systems.”

Marco Polo, the trade finance blockchain network launched in 2017 by R3 and TradeIX, is moving slowly but surely toward production.

Walmart has reasserted its interest in blockchain-backed drones with a recent patent application.

Shinhan, one of the oldest and largest banks in South Korea, has partnered with two fintech firms to build a new security system using blockchain tech.

Iconic American boxer Mike Tyson is spearheading a new blockchain-powered cross-entertainment platform for a new generation of fighters.

A Singaporean startup, Limestone Network, is using blockchain to sustain a smart neighbourhood at the heart of the Cambodian capital.

The Congressional Research Service has released a report that examines, among other things, the potential advantages and disadvantages of pursuing blockchain-based solutions for the energy sector.

Corporations use blockchain as an excuse to remind about themselves in the media. That’s what in an interview for LetKnow.News said Andrey Ovcharenko, CEO of Smartcontract.life.

The United Kingdom pension and welfare agency has identified blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) as technologies that could disrupt the payments industry.

In a bid to enhance global delivery of life-saving vaccines and eliminate wastage, Siddarth Chakravarty, a former Cisco employee and entrepreneur is developing a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based solution that enables end-to-end tracking of vaccines, reports Times of India on August 10, 2019.

Blockchain startup Colu is eliminating blockchain from its business plan.